Bottling-device.



Patented Apr. 24, |900. C. S. ADAMS g8'. A. J. RICE.

BOTTLING DEVICE. (Application mea hug. 29, 1899.)

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(No Model.)

No. 648,I38. Patented Apr. 24, |900.

C. S. ADAMS &. A. J. RICE. v

BOTTLING DEVICE.

. (Application led Aug'. 29, 1899.) (No Model.)

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. CI-IARLEs s. lADAMs AND ALBERT J. RICE, or ATTICA, NEw YORK.

BCTTLING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent N0. 648,138, dated April 24, 1900.

Application iiled August 29, 1899. ySerial No. 728,838. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Beit known that we, CHARLES S. ADAMS and ALBERT J. RICE, citizens of the United States, residing at Attica, in the county of Wyoming and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottling Devices, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to an improved device for bottling milk or other liquid; and the object of theinvention is to'provide a cheap, easily-operated, rapid device of this character, all of which willk be fully and clearly hereinafter .described and claimed, reference befl of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionl on or about line a ct, Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow V. Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevation of one. of the tubular valved portions with the valve in its open position.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section on or about line b b, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 -is an enlarged side.

elevation of one of the tubular valved portions, illustrating the valve closed. Fig. v is a section on or about line c c, Fig. 4, looking downward, the rubber stopper beingremoved.

In referring tothe drawings in detail like numerals designate like parts.

A plurality of un lilled bottles are placed in a frame in parallel rows and a' device connected to the source ofliquid-supply and having a similar numberof downwardly-extending tubular portions having normally-closed valves which are arranged in similar parallel rows above thebottles and so that each down- Wardly-eXtending portion is adapted to enter into or be removed from thetop opening of the bottle beneath it, the valves being so arranged that they are automatically opened to lill the bottles bythe entering of the downwardly-extending portions therein and automatically closed by gravity when the downwardly-extending portionsare removed there from. The bottle supporting frame has a long narrow rectangular bottom 1, provided with a central longitudinal opening 2 and sides 3, kand is supported in a tray or sink 4, which is mounted upon legs 5. f

In the preferred construction of our device shown in the drawings the filling mechanism comprises a tubular frame 6, having arms 7, which are pivoted or hinged to a support 8, and a plurality of downwardly-extending valved portions, the upper ends of which lare connected to the tubular frame 6. Each'of these tubular valved portions are preferably composed of a tube 9, havinga tubular portion encircling its upper end forming a peripheral enlargement 10,` which is provided with lon# git'udinal channels or grooves 1l to form air passages or openings forthe escape of .the air fromv the bottles when the liquid is poured therein, a rod 12, extending longitudinally through the tube 9 and havingits lower end bent into contact and rigidly fastened to the interior of the lower portion of thev tube and its upper end extending above the upper end of the tube 9 and screw-threaded, a cone-valve portion 13, screwed or otherwise secured upon the uppenend ofthe rod, a lock=nut 14 for said portion 13, and a tube 15 'sufficiently smaller in peripheral circumference to fit loosely within the tube9 and having an openinglf ofsufficient diameter to loosely encircle of rubber or other suitable elastic material,

is mounted upon the enlargement 10, said enlargement having a flanged upper edge 20 to form a shoulder, against which the upper surface of the stopper abuts. A collar 21 is mounted on the top edge of the tube 9 and extends over the openings formed between the interior of the stopper 19 and the eX- 1 terior of the enlargement 10 by the channels or grooves 11 to interrupt the upward movement of any liquid that may be forced outwardly through the openings. In attaching these valve portions to the frame 6 the screwthreaded upper end of the tube 15 of each valve portion is screwed in one of the openings in the lower surface of the frame, as before described, `the valve being normally closed by gravity and the upper end of the rod 12 ex- IOO tending into the interior of the tubular frame when the valve is raised.

In the drawings the valve device is shown in its normally-closed position in Fig. (i and in an .open position in Figs. 4 and 5.

The tubular frame 6 is balanced by the weight 22, which is suspended from one end of a rope 23, which passes over pulleys 24 and 25, and is connected at its opposite end to the frame. The forward pulley is journaled in a support 26, which also serves as a stop to limit the upward `movement of said frame, substantiallyas shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

The tube l of each valve portion is preferably provided with an air vent or opening 2710 afford means for the air to enter the `tubes below the valve, so the liquid will run `outof the tube quickly as the frame is raised i from the filled bottles.

The tubular frame 6 is provided. with caps 28, which are easily removed to. adord means i `for cleaning `the interior.

l Infilling bottles with liquid` by thetaidlof ,this device a plurality of `bottles are arranged 1in the bottle-supporting frame and are moved .finto operating position `beneath ,ethe -flling 1 mechanism by means ot the .block.29,.v which l -is supported and movesinvthe frame, and its operating-lever 30, the side edges of the upperside extensions Slot the tray0r.sinl.4

-acting as stops to limit themovement of `the lever, and thus arrange the bottles inexact position beneaththe illingmechanism. `tray orfsink 4 serves tolcatch any liquid that The may drop from the-filling mechanism or botgtles, and the raised sideextensions 3l` inter-` ruptanyliquid that may spurt from the fill- ;ing. mechanism orubottles during` thefilling and prevent it `from contaminating the clothes of the operator. 'lheiilling `mechanism is i `nowydepressed, enteringand pressing. the

i downwardlyf extending valve Vportions into `the bottles.

the `mouth of. thebottles and opening the valves to permit the `liquid to flow in andifill Vifhen filled to thedesired extent, the illing mechanism is raisedand the valves automatically closed by gravity.

To` provide means for closingr the valves morequickly, a spring is preferably used to `supplement the gravity. The preferred `form of this springis shown in the drawings, in which a fiat strip ot` spring material 32 is prov vided with a series of holes or openings,

15 are passed, the` spring being held in4 `posithe tubular frame. ABy this means a single integral spring will serve for an `entire row of valves.

`Some bottlesare higher and of adifferent `form than others, and the spring by forming aspring-tensioned yielding back to the movable portion of the valvealso serves to seat the valve-Stoppers in themouths of such bot- ,tlcs,. thereby providing for the inequality in bottles. One or more of these valved por- ;tions may be screwed into the bottom of a vessel containing the liquid to be bottled and advantageously employed on a small scale by slipping the bottles under and pressing them up against the stopper. In this case an independent spring to each valved portion is preferable.

The operation of tlling a large number of bottles with 1iquid-milk, for instance-is performed very rapidly by the assistance of this device, one series of bottles being placed in the supporting-frame in readiness to be moved under the iilling mechanism, While another series is being filled beneath the filling mechanism and a third series of filled bottles is being stoppered or capped and removed from the tray,xthe operation of arrangingthe ibottles in the support,iilling them with `liqiuidpand. stoppering and `removing them being performed in4 successive order` .untily `the required number of bottlesareilled.

One of the great advantages-.ofthisdevice lis thatitprevents any appreciable amount of foaming-of ther milk or other liquidiwhilefillbular valved `extensions reach to `the bottom `of the bottles and are :thereforetbelow the, sur- ,face of the liquididuring thelatter part of the filling` operation.

We claim as our invention- 1. A `b ottlefiillingfdevice comprising a support for aplurality of bottles,` andaftubular i trame arranged above said-supportaud having a plurality ofwdownwardly extending tubes adapted to enter the mouths of thezbottles;` said ltubeshavingvalvesfadapted to -open by pressure .against the :mouth ofA the bottle and to-close `by-gravity andaV spring .having connection with l said valves for supplementing the `force of gravity and thereby Y closing the valves more quickly, asset forth.

2. A bottle-filling device comprising asupport for atpluralityot' bottles arranged in rows,` and a tubular framearranged` above said support, and counterbalanced uto remain in any position `to which `itrmay be .moved,

.and having aupluralit-yvof idownwardly-ex tending tubes arranged `in similar rows and .adapted to enter the mouths of theV bottles,

said tubes having valves adapted to open by pressure against the mouth of the bottles,

i andto close by gravityand a spring device for each row arranged to supplementarily press the valves into a closed position witha sprin g tension, as set forth.

3. A bott1e-illin g device comprising a fixed support for a `plurality ot" bottles, means for movingsaid bottles insaid support, and a fillingmechanismabove said support having a .plurality of downwardly-extending tubular portionsadapted toenter the mouths .of the bottles, and `each composedzof two looselytelescoping tubes,a1xed tube having one member of a valve and a movable tube-having the opposite valve member, the outer tube having a series of exterior longitudinal `ing the bottles, owingtolthe fact that `the tui IIO channels forming air-passages and a hanged upper end, and an annular elastic stopper mounted on said outer tube on the exterior of the channels and having its top edge abutting against the flanged upper end.

4. A bottle-filling device comprising a support for a plurality of bottles and a lling mechanism above said support havinga plurality of downwardly-extending tubular portions adapted to enter the mouthsof the bottles, and each composed of two loosely-telescoping tubes, and each tube having one member or part of a valve, the inner tube having an air-vent and the outer tube having a series of exterior longitudinal channels forming air-passages, and an elastic stopper mounted on said outer tube.

5. A bottle-filling device comprising a support for a plurality of bottles and a filling mechanism above said support having a plurality of downwardly-extending tubular portions adapted to enter the mouths of the bottles, and each composed of two loosely-telescoping tubes, a fixed tube having one member of a valve and a movable tube having the opposite valve member, the outer tube having a series of exterior longitudinal channels forming air-passages an elastic stopper mounted on said outer tube, and a collar mounted upon the tubes and extending over the airpassages to interrupt the upward movement of any liquid that maybe forced through said air-passages. i

6. A bottle-filling device comprising a tray or sink having side extensions, a support for a plurality of bottles in said sink,`bottleii1l ing mechanism, a bottle-moving block arranged in the support and longitudinally movable therein and a lever for operating the block adapted to be stopped in its forward movement by the side extensions, as set forth.

7. A bottle-lling device comprising a support fora plurality of bottles and a filling mechanism above said support havinga plurality of downwardly-extending tubular portions adapted to enter the mouths of the lbottles, and each composed of two loosely-telescoping tubes, a fixed tube having one member of avalve and a movable tube havingthe opposite Valve member, the outer tube having a series of exterior longitudinal channels forming air-passages and anaelastic stopper mounted on said outer tube and the inner tube having an air-vent.

8. A bottle-filling device comprising a support for a plurality of bottles arranged thereon in rows and a lling mechanism having a similar number of downwardly-extending tubular portions arranged in similar rows and adapted to enter the mouths of the bottles, and a strip of spring material mounted upon the tubular portions of each row and having a series of openin gs through which said tubular portions pass, as set forth.

9. A bottle-iilling device comprising a support in the form of a long narrow frame for Supporting a plurality of bottles arranged thereon in rows, a tubular frame having a like number of downwardly-extending tubular portions arranged in like rows and adapted to enter into the bottles, each tubular portion being formed of two tubes, one telescoping loosely within the other; one fixed to the frame and the other moving upon said fixed tube, and each having one member of avalve and a strip of spring material mounted upon each row of tubular portions and adapted to press against the movable tubes, as set forth.

CHARLES S. ADAMS. ALBERT J. RICE.

Witnesses:

A. J. SANGsTER, L. M. BILLINes. 

